Apotheosis

Pulled by the tug of the water tornado, Zen soon fell into the bottom of the sea.

When he looked down on the seabed, he saw the candlelight flicker continuously.

He had been through this before, but the only difference was that the candlelight was yellow. It could have been possible that the whirlpool had been dyed.

'I wonder if green bats surround this candle as well, ' Zen thought to himself as he stared at the candle from a distance.

But as Zen approached the candle, he suddenly grew more cautious and serious.

The green bats were known to be powerful souls but posed no threat to Zen. Even so, he still didn't lower his guard for he didn't know what dangers the green bats had in store for him.

Zen reached his hand out to touch the candle. Out of nowhere, several rays of green light burst out of the space around him. Four green bats emerged from the darkness shrouding the candlelight!

However, he knew better this time. Without hesitation, he ripped these soul creatures into pieces with his strong arms.

Just like what he did last time, he reached out his hand and extinguished the candlelight. Afterwards, the tornado at the surface of the sea vanished in the blink of an eye.

Anyone observing the surface of the sea would notice that the dyed sea water was no longer hindered by the big whirlpool. Instead, it now surged in all directions quickly, spreading out the color yellow in the water.

Needless to say, the Ear Mouse managed to escape from the large whirlpool, too.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

Overwhelmed with excitement, the Ear Mouse could not help but express its emotions in its own language as its small Truth Boat circled around Dorothy.

After circling Dorothy for a few times, the Ear Mouse stopped moving. Staring at Dorothy, it asked, "Hey! Why are you not cooperating with me? Come on, this will be a profitable business! You see, a lot of people get trapped in the great whirlpools. If we work together and help them out, we can earn more than 15 million divine crystals!"

The Ear Mouse race was rich because they were all good at finding ways on how to make money.

However, Dorothy replied indifferently, "We've already helped you out. We have no business with you. You are free to go now."

"Please reconsider! Think about it, this will be a great partnership between the Origin Mountain and us!" The Ear Mouse continued to persuade Dorothy despite her disinterest.

With Ear Mouse's persuasiveness, Dorothy was annoyed. She stared at the surface of the sea and began to feel anxious.

She was sure that Zen would have given the candle to her if he had finished what he was doing. However, there was still no sign of him. 'Did he encounter any unexpected danger at the bottom of the sea?' Dorothy thought.

"I have no interest in cooperating with you. Get out of here! Scram!" Dorothy shouted as her aura slowly became cold and dangerous due to the anxiety that she felt. Sh

he candles to you at once," the strange voice replied.

Hearing this, the woman could not help but smile from ear to ear out of joy, "Yes, Master Snape!" She then added, "But Master Snape, in order to seal off the Sea of Truth, it would involve millions, or even over tens of millions of candles. As of now, the number is far from enough, and it even couldn't cause them any trouble. In fact, those low-level creatures even learned to dye the great whirlpools!"

A few moments ago, she noticed that most of the large whirlpools in the Sea of Truth were not in their usual color. Looking more closely at them, she found out that the big whirlpools had been intentionally dyed to warn people to stay away from them.

"Ha-ha! Don't mind them. These are all meaningless actions. Besides, we aren't the only ones responsible for putting up the candles. Just do as you are told to and you will be alright," the voice said coldly.

"Got it!" As they ended their conversation, the woman bowed to show her respect.

Afterwards, the tentacle waved again, throwing the lit candle towards the woman and then slowly withdrew to the depths of the mud.

The woman hurriedly rushed to catch the candle with her hands. As she caught it, she began to stare at the flickering light of the candle as if it were a priceless treasure.

After all, the woman's actions were not that odd for light was considered to be a luxury in the Dark Region.

Meanwhile, the circle disappeared, meaning that the barrier was now gone. As a result, the soul creatures were drawn to the light again.

However, the woman was known to be ruthless, unlike the good-tempered Master Snape. In fact, she was known to have killed several disgusting creatures who wanted to share the light.

With the light at the palm of her hand, greed took over her. Waving her hand, gusts of wild wind surrounded her. At full speed, the heartless wind started to cut the poor soul creatures one by one into pieces.